Date-stamping device



Aug. 26, 1924. 1,506,191

A. MARSH ET AL DATE STAMPING DEVICE Filed Aug. 27. 1925 Patented rang. 26, i924..

PATENT OFFCE.

ALBERT MARSH .AND HERBERT Ell-HLM? ALAIS, OF LONDON, ENGLAND.

DATE-STAIVIPING DEVICE.

Application iled August 27, 1923. Serial No. 659,607.

To @ZZ @17mm t may concern:

Be it known that we, ALBERT MARSH and lflnnnnnr JHILIP Anais, subjects of the King of @treat Britain and Ireland, residing at 185 Lauderdale Mansions, Lauderdale Road, Maida Vale, London, England, and 7 9 Mitch- Lane, Streatham, London, England, respectively, have invented a new and useful Date-Stamping Device, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to an improved date stamping device for use in conjunction with ticket delivering machines for the purpose of printing the date upon each ticket prior to its delivery by the machine, and is particularly intended for use in conjunction with the ticket delivering machine described in co-pending patent application No. 659,606 August 27th, 1923, and which may conveniently be constructed in the form of an attachment to be fitted thereto.

ln'carrying out this invention, we employ a date stamp comprising a series of type wheels mounted'uipon a spindle and adapted to be rotated thereon so as to bring different letters and figures into operative position substantially in the usual manner as employed on ordinary hand dating machines.

Aaccording to this invention, these rotatable type wheels are mounted in' a hinged frame, about which they are adapted to swing. This hinged frame normally drops down until the back of the hinged frame rests against the casing in which it is mounted. 'It is provided with a transverse pin against which the end of a lever mounted upon the ticket delivering machine, may en- During the operation of the machine this lever is smartly moved in an upward direction by its spring, so as to throw the frame carrying the dating wheel upwardly so that a portion thereof will strike an ink ribbon against the under surface of the ticket in the machine.y so as to print the date thereonA Upon the return movement of the lever will actuate a feeding device so as to feed the ink ribbon off one roller onto another thus ensuring a constant movement of the ribbon, and pr venting undue wear in one place.

ln order that our invention may bereadi'ly understood reference is made to the accom- Lsanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing the casing of the device,

Fig. 2 is an elevation looking on the interior thereof and showing the mechanism.

Fig. 3 is a plan of Fig. 2, and

Fig. 4i is a vertical section showing the manner in which it is attached to the ticket delivering machine.

Referring tothe drawings, the mechanism is mounted' in a casing 1 open on one face and its upper edge and closed on the other face by a plate 2. @n this plate 2 are provided lugs 3 supporting a shaft l on which is hinged a frame 5. This frame 5 carries the mechanism of the date stamping device, and is normally held in the position shown in the drawings by means of a clamping screw 6, which passes through the plate 2 and is screwed into the frame 5 as shown more .particularly in Fig. 4L. `When it is desire-d to examine or adjust the mechanism,

this clamping screw 6 'may be released and the'hinged frame 5 may be turned about the shaft 4 so that it will project from the casing 1.

Loosely p'ivoted upon the shaft l are a pair of arms 7 connected at their lower ends by a bar 8 andfhaving a series' of rotatable type wheels 9 supported between them in the well -known manner so that they may be turned to bring any suitable combination of type into the operative position, and may then be locked by the slidable locking pin 10. These arms carrying the type wheel constitute the actual printing means, and are adapted to be struck in an upward direction by means of 'suitable mechanism provided on the machine to which the device is to ibe attached. 0n the frame 5 is provided a pair of projecting pins 11 and 12. Upon the pin 1l is mounted a spool 13 on which is wound an ink ribbon 14 which passes round suitable guide rollers 15 each having wire retaining guards 16 to a take-up spool 17 mounted on the projecting pin 12. The ribbon thus passes over the type wheels 9 as indicated in Figs. 2 and 3 so that when the latter'are struck in an upward direction. the ribbon will be pressed against the surface of a ticket in the machine so as to stamp the date of delivery thereon.

The spool v17 is provided with means for rotating it a small amount automatically each time the device is actuated, so as to feed the ribbon olf the spool 13 onto the spool 17 thus ensuring even wear and effective printing, For this purpose the spool is provided With a ratchet Wheel 18 and a plate 19 pivotally mounted upon the iframe at 20 is provided with a spring pawl 21 to engage in the teeth of the ratchet Wheel 18 at each operation of the device. rEhe plate 19 is slotted at 22 to permit the projecting pin 12 to pass through it and a spring 23 normally urges its tree end in an upward direction. Each time the date stamping device is actuated the mechanism upon the ticket delivering machine Will strike up the date stamping wheels and upon the return movement Will engage the projection 24 on the plate 19 so as to pressl its end down.- Wardly about the pivot '2O and vagainst the action of the spring' 23. This will engage the spring paivl 21 with the teeth ot the ratchet wheel 18 so as to rotate 4vthe take-up spool 17 through a smrall angle, and thus :feed the ribbon automatically. In order to prevent too free movement of the take-up spool 17, a suitable. spring Washer 25 may be provided on the projecting` pin 12 and secured by a cotter pin 26 so as to exert a resilient pressure upon the side of the spool.

The date stampi-ng device shown in the dra-Wings is intended as an attachment tor a ticket delivering machine of thel type described and illustrated in our co-pending patent application No. 659,606 August 271th, 192B. It is mounted on the frame of the machine by means of apertures 27 in the frame 5 Which may be sildably engaged upon projecting pins 91 provided on the frame of the machine, and indicated in dot and dash lines in Fig. 4. These pins 91 project through holes 28 in the plate 2 and a slidable locking platel 29 is mounted on this plate 2 and provided with notches 30 which engage round the pins 91. The loc-king plate 29 is tree to drop so as to engage in notches 91a provided in the pins 91 so as to secure the attachment in position. In Fig. 4 an actuating lever 92- forming part of the machine to which the device is attached is indicated in dot and dash lines. This lever is provided With a projecting pin 99 adapted to strike the arms 7 carrying the date stamp-A ing Wheels 9 in an upward direction. It is also provided with a second projecting pin 100 adapted to engage and actuate the hinged plate 19 so as to operate. the ribbon feeding mechanism.

We claim 1. A date stamping device for ticket delivering machines, comprising hinged arms carrying printing means, a type ribbon mounted on a spool and passing round guides and over the printing means, a takeup spool adapted to be actuated automatically at each operation of the device to feed the ribbon a small amount at each operation, a hinged frame carrying the date stamping device, a casing in which the frame is hinged so that it may be turned about its hinge .to give access'to the mechanism, and clamping ymeans for securing it in the casing Iat -other times.

2. A date stamping device for ticket delivering machines, comprising hinged arms carrying a series of rotatable type Wheels, a type ribbon mounted on a, spool and passing round guides and over the type Wheels, a takeup spool adapted to be actuated automatically at each operation of the device to feed the ribbon la small amount at each operation, a hinged frame carrying the date stamping device, a casing -in which the trame is hinged so that it may be turned about its hinge to vgive laccess to the mechanism, and clamping Vmeans for vsecu-ring itin the casing .at other times. s j

3. A date stamping device for ticketdelivering machines, comprising hinged arms carrying printing means, a type ribbon mounted 4on a spool and passing round guides and over the printing means, va takeup spool, a hinged plate normally pressed in an upward direction, a pawl on the plate, a ratchet Wheel on the take-up spool with which the pavvl engages to rotate the spool through a small angle at each operation Vof the devi-ce, a hinged 'frame carrying Jthe 'date stamping device, a casing in which the frame is hinged so that `it may be turned about its hinge to give laccess to the mechanism, and clam-ping means for securing it 1n the casing at other times.

4. A date stamping device for ticket de-N livering machines, comprising hinged arms carrying a series of rotatable type `Wheels, a type ribbon mounted on a spool and passing round guides and over the type Wheels, a take-up spool, a hinged plate normally pressed in an upward direction, a paivl rvon the plate, a. ratchet Wheel, ont-he take-up spool withvvhich the paixvl engages to :rotate the spool through a small angle at each operation of the device, a hinged traine carrying the date stamping device, a casing in which the frame is hinged s0 that it may be turned about its hinge to give access to the mechanism, and clamping means for securing it in the casing at other times. y

5. A date stamping device for ticket delivering' machines, comprising hinged arms carrying printing means, a type ribbon mounted on a spool and passing round guides and over the printing means, a takeup spool adapted t0 be actuated automatically at each operation of the device to Vfeed the ribbon a small amount at each operation, a hinged frame carrying the date stamping device, a casing in which the frame is hinged so that it may be turn-ed about its hinge to give `access to the mechanism, clamping means for securing, it in the casing at other times, perforated bosses in the frame to engage over fixed pins on the frame of the machine on Which the device is used and a slidab-le plate adapted to engage partly over apertures in the casing through which these pins project so as to enter notches in the pins to retain the device in position.

6. A date stamping device for ticket delivering machines, comprising hinged arms carrying a series of rotatable type Wheels, a type ribbon mounted on a spool and passing round guides and over the type Wheels7 a take-up spool adapted to be actuated automatically at each operation of the device to feed the ribbon a small amo-unt at each operation, a hinged frame carrying the date stamping device, a casing in which the frame is hinged so that it may be turned about its hinge to give accessy to the mechanism, clamping means for securing it in the casing at other times, perforated bosses in the frame t0 engage over fixed pins on the frame of the machine on which the device is used and a slidable plate adapted to engage partly over apertures in the casing through which these pins project so as to enter notches in the pins to retain the device in position.

7. A date stamping device for ticket delivering machines, comprising hinged arms carrying printing means, a type ribbon mounted on a spool and passing round guides and over the printing means, a takeup spool, a hinged plate normally pressed in an upward direction, a pavvl on the plate, a ratchet Wheel on the take up spool with which the pawl engages to rotate the spool through a small angle at each operation of the device, perforated bosses in the frame to engage over fixed pins on the frame of the machine on Which the device is used and a slidable plate adapted to engage partly over apertures in the casing through which these pins project so as to enter notches in the pins t0 retain the device in position.

ALBERT MARSH. HERBERT PHILIP ALAIS. 

